View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Like any economic transaction, the pricing of a startup’s seed round ultimately depends on the equation of perceived supply (in this case, the quality of the team, product, and market opportunity) and the demand (how many competitive alternatives there are to any one given funder, including non-consumption).

Valuation 336

Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

After being an active angel investor for about fifteen years, I realized that many of the discussions I was involved in were virtually identical to ones I’d had many times before. As an example, twenty five years ago, most VCs used common share deal structures. By Basil Peters. Raising money'

Term Sheet 91

Term Sheet Angel Groups Angel Investor Deal Structure 91

Genuine VC

JULY 30, 2012

Like any economic transaction, the pricing of a startup’s seed round ultimately depends on the equation of perceived supply (the quality of the team, product, & market) and demand (how many competitive alternatives there are to any one given funder, including non-consumption).

Valuation 136

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Syndicate 136

Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Assuming a hypothetical $100,000 investment at a 10% interest rate, this kind of payoff would yield a return of $5,000 ( 5% ) six months later – not exactly the kind of return angel investors are looking for when they make risky early stage investments. a) payable upon demand as of the closing of such transaction; or. (b)

Finance 79

Finance Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet Liquidity Event 79